Windows Update Stuck On Checking For Updates

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particularly on a long thread like this where you have to scroll way down to get here.Question 1) While this worked it in then took almost 3 hours to download and REBOOT Run 3020369 and reboot. Reboot Manually apply the following updates in order. I had to delete all the files in the "software distribution folder" found in path "C"- "Windows"- "Software Distribution". his comment is here

Please check in updategenerator.exe which os version and architecture you had selected. Continue to step 2 before checking for updates again. 2. Now Update is normal after finishing step 4 Thank you!!!!!!!! Thanks ClarkSeptember 11, 2016 at 9:50 pmPermalink I'm also stuck at KB2533623 - did you just wait?

But it doesn't exactly help isolate the cause. I finally got it resolved w/ the help of the article above after step 2.1. I bet there are lots of people who tried to install the MSU because the didn't finish reading the step before acting. Windows Update Standalone Installer Searching For Updates On This Computer Forever Went to Windows Update and clicked to check for updates manually 8.

Then restart your computer and do the steps again for the next update. Windows Update Client For Windows 7 Install files 4. Now it ‘s running like clockwork. Thanks for the help!

steveJuly 30, 2016 at 9:15 amPermalink Hi Neil all done thank you Neil MahasethPost authorJuly 30, 2016 at 9:46 amPermalink Happy to help you, Steve. Windows 7 Update Stuck Installing This should hopefully become a bit easier in the future. In October 2016, Microsoft announced that it was making changes to the way Windows 7 and 8.1 are "serviced", or updated. JCNovember 2, 2016 at 11:40 pmPermalink Mine is stuck on the same step… 2.5 hours so far…Any guidance? Dick BuckleyFebruary 1, 2017 at 12:28 pmPermalink Hi Neil, I am stuck getting list of ids on method 4.

Windows Update Client For Windows 7

How/where can I send you a gift? I have no VM or test box on which to test the theory, but I suppose that it's possible that a manual install of the October, November or December Security+Quality Rollup Windows 7 Update Stuck Downloading But there is a solution. Windows 7 Checking For Updates Never Ends On my computer.

After 2 reboots/recalls, I had my system back! this content The concept is that you are going to install them from the standalone installers that you have downloaded locally to your computer, NOT via Windows Update. If that process does not work and/or you get error messages with a specific error code, then you probably have a different problem. Run the Command Prompt as administrator. 2. Windows Update Client For Windows 7 2016

HenkDecember 19, 2016 at 10:25 amPermalink I have the same thing. Windows Update Stuck Windows 10 So it appears that this is really a microsoft issue: At some point in time i read, (forgot to get those links) that microsoft changed the way that their update servers It says the usual "checking file system on C:" - file system is NTFS and it checks for inconsistencies.

Hope that helps. enable auto updates and use it to install remaining updates. I wanted to do this before I attempted to download files. Windows Update Stuck Downloading Reply Chuck Martin October 22, 2016 at 1:09 pm Thanks, Kriss.

It bundles together a large number of updates that would take a very long time to install normally. I was struggling with the WMF 4 installer ‘searching' for over 2-3 hours and going nowhere.Thanks! Then, using Revo Uninstaller (just for the convenience), I went into it's system tools and chose the "Services" tab to check if the Windows Update service was running. check over here Neil MahasethPost authorJuly 14, 2016 at 5:21 amPermalink Thanks for sharing your experience.

Let's try this: IF NOT ALREADY DONE: Download and save, but do not run yet, the standalone installers for KB3020369 and KB3172605 for your architecture (32-bit or 64-bit). Therefore, 100% Solved is inaccurate.I am thinking that the problem has to to with the proprietary HP backup partition that the laptop came with, and to which the factory condition restore Thanks again! I will leave it on while i'm at work but i'm not feeling very confident it will be finished when i return later today ;).So please Neil, help us out!

i mean that might be a problem. Try the downloaded update and see if it speeds up the installation of Updates. Thanks for your help.Log fileThu 07/21/2016 12:31:59.76 - Info: Starting WSUS Offline Update (v. 10.7) Thu 07/21/2016 12:31:59.76 - Info: Used path "C:\Users\Carol\Downloads\wsusoffline107\wsusoffline\client\cmd\" on GUY-LAPTOP (user: Carol) Thu 07/21/2016 12:31:59.78 - Hope you might have other ideas.